guardian/scribe

Blank <p> tags when content contains a table at start

Open

#300 opened on Dec 2, 2014

View on GitHub
 (5 comments) (0 reactions) (0 assignees)JavaScript (3,516 stars) (265 forks)batch import
bughelp wantedpatch needed

Description

When the content contains a table as the first element (or only element), clicking at the start of the table automatically creates a <p><br></p> node at the start.

When trying to delete the resulting gap from that node, more such nodes are just added to the start.

I have verified this bug in Chrome 39 and Firefox 33.1.1.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
javascripthtmlcss
Domain
frontend
Issue type
bug
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
Scribe editor internalsDOM manipulationcontenteditable behavior
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
45
Research direction
Investigate the event handlers for cursor placement and table insertion in Scribe's source code. Look at how the editor handles the start of a table element to prevent automatic paragraph node creation. Examine the codebase for any existing logic that tries to handle blank nodes and identify why deletion adds more nodes.